V. Heyer Scholarship.

The sum of $2,500, devised by Mr. Isaac Heyer, has been invested on Bond and Mortgage.

VI. Permanent Professoral Fund of General Synod.

Under this head are included all the moneys which have been collected and invested on the subscriptions for the Second and Third Professorships, as well as the moneys formerly belonging to this fund.

Loaned on Bonds secured by Mortgages, including the

$46,500 00

Bond of the Collegiate Churches in New-York, Professoral Fund late in the hands of the Trustees of

Rutgers College, transferred to General Synod,

9,750 00

Six per cent. Stock of the State of New-York,

800 00

Twenty three Shares of Bergen Turnpike Stock, (ten of which belong to Rutgers College.) valued at

575 00

Four Shares of Albany and Schenectady Turnpike Stock, valued at

240 00

During the past year there has been received from this source,

Nothing has been received from this source during the past year.

IX. Minutes of General Synod.

There has been received for Minutes of General Synod,

during the past year,

And there has been paid for Printing, Paper, &c.

All which is respectfully submitted.

ISAAC L. KIP, President.

$164 50 125 41

Resolved, That the Rev. Jacob Brodhead, D. D., J. M. Mathews, D. D., and the Elder John Moffit, be a Committee to report to Synod a nomination of twice the number of persons who constitute the Board of Directors under the charter.

The Committee reported accordingly, and the Synod proceeded to ballot for a President, three Directors, and a Treasurer of the Corporation when Mr. Isaac L. Kip was chosen President; Messrs. Cornelius Heyer, Rev. William McMurray, D. D., and Abraham Van Nest, were chosen Directors; and Mr. Isaac Young was chosen Treasurer of the Corporation.

ARTICLE V.

Correspondence.

The President of the last Synod reported that a letter had been prepared by the committee appointed for that purpose, to the Reformed Protestant Church of France, which had been signed by himself and the Stated Clerk and despatched to France.

The Rev. Archibald Alexander, D. D., and Samuel Bayard, Esq.; a ruling Elder of the Presbyterian Church appeared in Synod, and having produced testimonials of their appointment by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, took their seats as Corresponding Members of the Synod.

The Rev. George Wack, of the German Reformed Church appeared, and having presented a copy of the Minutes of the last

meeting of the German Synod, took his seat as a Corresponding Member.

A respectful letter from the Stated Clerk of the Associate Reformed Synod of New York, addressed to the Stated Clerk of Synod was presented-read, and referred to the Committee on Correspondence.

A communication was received from the Permanent Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, on the subject of an amendment, proposed to the Articles of Correspondence by the General Synod at their last meeting, which was referred to the Committee on Correspondence.

Resolved, that the Rev Eli Baldwin, and the Elder Abraham Van Nest be delegates primarii; and the Rev. Isaac Ferris, and the Elder Abraham Van Vechten be delegates secundi, to attend the next meeting of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church.

Resolved, that the Rev. Jacob Schoonmaker, and John F. Schermerhorn be delegates primarii; and the Rev. Thomas M. Strong, and John H. Van Wagenen be delegates secundi, to attend the Synod of the German Reformed Church.

The Committee on Correspondence reported, and their report was adopted, and is as follows:

Your Committee beg leave to report,

That it appears from the documents referred to them, that your delegates to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church and to the German Reformed Synod, have attended the meetings of those bodies, and been kindly and respectfully received by them; and that the friendly correspondence existing with those bodies, will greatly subserve the common cause of our Redeemer, and tend to increase and promote the peace and harmony of our respective Churches.

That the article proposed to the General Assembly, to be added to the Articles of Correspondence existing between these two bodies, has been concurred in and adopted by them in the following words:

"That none of the inferior judicatories under the care of the corresponding churches, shall be at liberty to admit into their respective bodies or under their care, any student or licentiate from the sister

church, without a regular dismission from the ecclesiastical body or Theological Seminary to which he is considered as attached."

(Attest)

JOHN M'DOWEL, Permanent Clerk.

That the communication to the Associate Reformed Church, making overtures for the opening of a correspondence with that body, on the same terms as that existing between this General Synod and the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, was not received in time to be laid before that body at their last meeting; but will be submitted to them at their next Session.

Your Committee cannot learn that any answer has been received to the letters sent to the Reformed Churches of France and the Synod of Holland.

They would also recommend the opening of a correspondence with the Associate Synod of Scotland and the North of Ireland.

J. F. SCHERMERHORN, Chairman.

The following report was received from one of the members appointed by this Synod to attend the last meeting of the German Reformed Synod.

The undersigned begs leave respectfully to state: that he attended the last meeting of the German Reformed Synod, held at Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and was kindly and affectionately treated by that sister church. By an almost unanimous voice of that body, their Theological seminary formerly located at Carlisle, has been removed to York, and an additional Professor has been chosen to assist the present very worthy incumbent.

Philadelphia, June 7, 1830.

G. R. LIVINGSTON.

The following report was received from the Delegate to attend the last meeting of the General Assembly.

The undersigned begs leave to report that agreeably to his ap pointment, he attended the late Session of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, was cordially received and admitted to the privileges of a corresponding member. The undersigned is

happy to report, that the General Assembly readily adopted the Article proposed at the last Session of this body, to be added to the Articles of Correspondence between the two Churches.

PETER LABAGH.

ARTICLE VI.

Synodical Reports of the State of the Churches.

Agreeably to a resolution passed at the last meeting, the Synod spent a part of the afternoon of the first day of the Session in religious exercises, conducted agreeably to a plan reported by a Committee of Arrangements.

Whereas, it becomes the members of this Synod to abound in both private and public prayers to God for a spirit of brotherly love, for singleness of eye to his glory, and for a plenteous blessing on the churches; therefore, Resolved, That we agree to meet every morning during the session of Synod, at 6 o'clock, in the Consistory Room, to spend an hour in social prayer and praise.

The Committee on the State of Religion reported, and their Report was amended, adopted, and is as follows:

The Committee on the State of Religion respectfully submit the following Report :

All circumstances relating to the Saviour's kingdom are of great importance to the world, and must be peculiarly and deeply interesting to every real friend of the Church. The condition, and progress, and influence of the Church are matters that lie near every Christian's heart, and engage the best and most intense feelings of his soul. When the interests and glory of the Church are increased, the Christian rejoices in her prosperity, and raises his pious and fervent ejaculations in gratitude to her preserver and Leader; but when the interests of the Church are in any measure diminished, he sincérely mourns over her adversity, and most heartily pours out his soul in prayer to Almighty God to counteract the evils by which she is assailed. Under the control and influence of Divine Grace he re